Until now I've had only two foods on my 'forbidden' list, and I do pretty well avoiding them most of the time because they are very specific. Reese's Peanut Butter cups and Crunchy Cheetos. They are only forbidden for me because I can't stop for whatever reason, and will go into a huge binge if I start and portions are not severely limited. While I don't seek out similar foods like a Snickers bar or potato chips, they don't have a similar effect on me and I can stop after a reasonable amount. There are a long list of other foods I avoid because I tend to overdo, but again, it isn't the same no-holds-barred, binge effect. So the short list.
After looking at my food logs, doing some soul searching, I've come to the conclusion that I have a similar problem with cookies. This one is harder because it isn't as specific, but in particular, I'm having issues with shortbread and sugar cookies. So reluctantly, I'm adding them to my forbidden list. I'm not having problems with similar foods like breakfast or granola bars, muffins, sweet breads, just the cookies. I have to figure out now if I can have other kinds of cookies in moderation, or if all cookies just get banned.
Sniff. Bye bye cookies. I'll miss you. But it really is for the best. Sigh.
Anne